Melanie goes to a restaurant and the subtotal on the bill was xx dollars. A tax of 6% is applied to the bill. Melanie decided to leave a tip of 17% on the entire bill (including the tax). Write an expression in terms of xx that represents the total amount that Melanie paid.

$2.17 + 0.0702

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Melanie goes to a restaurant and the subtotal on the bill was $

A tax of 6% is applied to the bill.

Melanie decided to leave a tip of 17% on the entire bill (including the tax).

Question asked:

Write an expression in terms of that represents the total amount that Melanie paid.

Solution:

Subtotal amount =

Tax amount = 6% of  

Tip amount = 17% of

Total amount paid = Subtotal amount + Tax amount + Tip amount

                               =

Therefore, Melanie paid $2.17 + 0.0702